The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.

How each outlet headlined it

• WIRED left

  The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.
• The Hill center

  Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design complete, functioning viruses with genomes never seen before in nature — a breakthrough that could open new avenues for fighting drug-resistant bacterial infections. A Stanford University-led research team used generative AI models trained on millions of genomes to design viruses, known as bacteriophage, that can kill bacteria…
• The Wall Street Journal right

  Researchers said they successfully directed an AI model to create a collection of simple viruses that only infect bacteria and pose no threat to humans. on.wsj.com/4c6WP4q